Strike Out Autism Baseball Challenge

With the two top teams in N.J. and the two top teams in the Shore clashing just a few miles apart on Saturday, the Strike Out Autism Challenge has hit a level even its founder never quite saw coming.

Toms River North junior Craig Larsen is technically a returning starter for the Mariners this season, but there were times during his sophomore season in which he played second base but gave way to a designated hitter on offense. In Toms River North's Strike Out Autism Awareness game on Saturday, Larsen slotted into the No...

Tweets by @Matt_Manley //   Strike Out Autism Challenge At Central Regional Central 4, Southern 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Southern (1-1, 1-1) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 2 Central (2-1, 2-1) 1 0 0 0 2 1 x 4 7 2   Pitching Southern IP H R ER BB SO PC Nick Simone (L, 0-1) 5 4 3 3 4 3 90 Colin Flood 1 1 1 1 1 0 12 Central IP H R ER BB SO PC Jared Morris 3.1 4 1 ...

Five years ago, the Strike Out Autism Challenge began as a humble benefit hosted by Central Regional and Wall and has ballooned into a Shore-wide fundraising effort and celebration of baseball, hosted by the Central Regional Autism Club. This Saturday, 10 sites will host 21 games with 40 of the 42 teams involved coming from the Shore Conference...

After a solid debut last season, the Strike Out Autism Baseball Challenge is bigger and better in its second year of supporting a great cause. Hosted by the Central Regional High School Autism Awareness Club, the event will feature 12 teams playing six games at three different sites on Saturday, including five of the teams in the Shore Sports Network Top 10...